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I have cruised 20+ times. Although I am not thrilled with NCL, we did go on the Pride of Aloha August 29th.   The ship itself is really quite nice. The rooms are very short of drawers and storage space. The customer service on our cruise was not up to standards that you would get on other cruise lines but the employees really tried and were very friendly. On our cruise there was no bingo but we did have a few art auctions. The art auctions did not go well and I understand Park West was thinking of not doing them anymore. Call Park West if you want to know.   There are too many hours in port and no days at sea so it was hard for Park West to get a good crowd.

We ate most of our meals in Crossings, if you went early or late there was no problem getting a table. Service was slow and the menu hardly changed.   We didn't like the buffet at all. The pay restaurant was excellent. We don't have teens so I couldn't comment on the teens program.

Would I do it again, in a heartbeat. If you ignore the "little things" you will have a good cruise. This itinery is excellent! I loved the port time. We rented a car almost everywhere.   Make sure you rent your car BEFORE the cruise! The shuttle busses will pick you up at the dock.   You can park close to the ship if you need to return for anything.   We did our own tours, found our own beaches. There is so much information on the web you will have no problems. Figure out what your kids want to do and do it yourself. You will save a lot of money. Tours were very expensive. I posted a review on this site. If you have any more questions, please email me.

Linda

<blockquote data-quote="Fisherwoman" data-source="post: 831633">I have cruised 20+ times.&nbsp; Although I am not thrilled with NCL, we did go on the Pride of Aloha August 29th.&nbsp;&nbsp; The ship itself is really quite nice.&nbsp; The rooms are very short of drawers and storage space.&nbsp; The customer service on our cruise was not up to standards that you would get on other cruise lines but the employees really tried and were very friendly.&nbsp; On our cruise there was no bingo but we did have a few art auctions.&nbsp; The art auctions did not go well and I understand Park West was thinking of not doing them anymore.&nbsp; Call Park West if you want to know.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are too many hours in port and no days at sea so it was hard for Park West to get a good crowd.&nbsp;&nbsp; We ate most of our meals in Crossings, if you went early or late there was no problem getting a table.&nbsp; Service was slow and the menu hardly changed.&nbsp;&nbsp; We didn't like the buffet at all.&nbsp; The pay restaurant was excellent.&nbsp; We don't have teens so I couldn't comment on the teens program.&nbsp; Would I do it again, in a heartbeat.&nbsp; If you ignore the &quot;little things&quot; you will have a good cruise.&nbsp; This itinery is excellent!&nbsp; I loved the port time.&nbsp; We rented a car almost everywhere.&nbsp;&nbsp; Make sure you rent your car BEFORE the cruise!&nbsp; The shuttle busses will pick you up at the dock.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can park close to the ship if you need to return for anything.&nbsp;&nbsp; We did our own tours, found our own beaches.&nbsp; There is so much information on the web you will have no problems.&nbsp; Figure out what your kids want to do and do it yourself.&nbsp; You will save a lot of money.&nbsp; Tours were very expensive.&nbsp; I posted a review on this site.&nbsp; If you have any more questions, please email me.Linda</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fisherwoman, post: 831633"] I have cruised 20+ times. Although I am not thrilled with NCL, we did go on the Pride of Aloha August 29th. The ship itself is really quite nice. The rooms are very short of drawers and storage space. The customer service on our cruise was not up to standards that you would get on other cruise lines but the employees really tried and were very friendly. On our cruise there was no bingo but we did have a few art auctions. The art auctions did not go well and I understand Park West was thinking of not doing them anymore. Call Park West if you want to know. There are too many hours in port and no days at sea so it was hard for Park West to get a good crowd. We ate most of our meals in Crossings, if you went early or late there was no problem getting a table. Service was slow and the menu hardly changed. We didn't like the buffet at all. The pay restaurant was excellent. We don't have teens so I couldn't comment on the teens program. Would I do it again, in a heartbeat. If you ignore the "little things" you will have a good cruise. This itinery is excellent! I loved the port time. We rented a car almost everywhere. Make sure you rent your car BEFORE the cruise! The shuttle busses will pick you up at the dock. You can park close to the ship if you need to return for anything. We did our own tours, found our own beaches. There is so much information on the web you will have no problems. Figure out what your kids want to do and do it yourself. You will save a lot of money. Tours were very expensive. I posted a review on this site. If you have any more questions, please email me. Linda [/QUOTE]